Hi everyone! Problems with plateau

gormancolleen
gormancolleen Posts: 4 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hi I have been dieting and training for almost 3 months now. At first I lost 5 pounds in 2 weeks and nothing since! What am I doing wrong? Help much appreciated. Colleen

Replies

  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    nnnaq5rggu08.jpg
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    How long have you been counting and accurately logging calories? If you lost 5 pounds in two weeks and nothing since for 3 months, you are eating at maintenance. You're eating more calories than you think, burning less calories than you think, or a combination of both.
  • gormancolleen
    gormancolleen Posts: 4 Member
    Thankyou. I guess I may not have been tracking correctly but I definitely go to bed hungry most nights. My pt said eating too little causes you to go into 'starvation mode' but I've since read that it's a myth..
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    gormancolleen wrote: »
    Thankyou. I guess I may not have been tracking correctly but I definitely go to bed hungry most nights. My pt said eating too little causes you to go into 'starvation mode' but I've since read that it's a myth..

    That is a myth. If you eat too little, you lose a lot of weight.

    Start weighing your food? Also, just because you go to bed hungry doesn't mean you're in a deficit. There are many times when I'm in maintenance mode when I'm still hungry at the end of the day.
  • gormancolleen
    gormancolleen Posts: 4 Member
    Yeah I think a lot of it may be how much sugar I have cut out and how my body is so used to constant snacking. Thanks for your help, I will definitely track more ☺️
This discussion has been closed.

Categories